A group of 128 British authors, actors, editors and filmmakers have warned that “political and financial attacks” threaten the future of the BBC and other UK public service broadcasters. In an open letter published Wednesday, the group -— which includes writers Salman Rushdie, Hilary Mantel and Armando Iannucci, and actors Hugh Grant and Adrian Lester
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Metro Nashville Police Department has indicted a former Nashville resident with charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child neglect, and aggravated child abuse in connection with the death of his two-week-old daughter in January 2020. Police said 25-year-old Johnathon Lemons was taken into custody
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City man is charged with a felony after investigators say he posed as a rideshare driver then sexually assaulted a woman. Joel Farris is charged with sodomy or attempted sodomy. His bond is set at $150,000. As restrictions are lifted at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — The Washington County District’s Attorney’s Office announced a man has been convicted of attempted second-degree assault, aggravated harassment and driving under the influence of intoxicants. On May 11, Miguel Hernandez-Cuesta was sentenced to six months in jail, three years in probation and had his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Parents face criminal mistreatment charges after deputies found an 11-year-old child living in unsanitary conditions at a home in an unincorporated area of Washington County on Tuesday. Washington County Sheriff’s Office said civil unit deputies had attempted to serve the residents with civil
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Shardae Edmonson says it’s been two years since she’s returned to the location of where her younger sister was killed in 2019. “Standing on this is kind of sad, because it’s like it’s bringing back memories of what happened,” Edmonson said. Her sister, 8-year-old
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 19-year-old pleaded guilty to a 2019 carjacking resulting in the death of a 61-year-old nurse in Pine Lawn. According to investigators, Lashawn Clayburn shot Naomi Miller on January 5, 2019 and stole her car outside of her Pine Lawn home as she was
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Click here for updates on this story FORSYTH COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Two women are behind bars in connection to allegedly kidnapping and stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly woman. The reported incident happened on May 17 around 2 p.m. According to the Forsyth County sheriff’s office, a 77-year-old woman was walking to her
Continue Reading Elizabeth Skipper, a freelance copywriter in Cincinnati, has done something that might make a lot of people jealous. She’s gone to bed with Idris Elba dozens of times. No, not in the flesh. Skipper drifts off to sleep at night listening to Elba’s deep baritone narrating a story via the Calm app on her phone.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Two Atlanta men and others were sentenced to federal prison for buying millions of dollars’ worth of cigarettes with stolen credit cards. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Mamadou Sow, Demarcus Myree, Boubacar Tivalo, and Jacob James were sentenced for using fraudulent credit cards at
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Here’s some background information about sarin, a man-made nerve agent developed for chemical warfare. Facts Sarin is a liquid that is clear, colorless, tasteless and odorless. Sarin is an extremely volatile nerve agent because of its ability to change from liquid to gas. If it evaporates into a gas, it can spread into the environment.
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of actor, author and advocate Michael J. Fox. Personal Birth date: June 9, 1961 Birth place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Birth name: Michael Andrew Fox Father: Bill Fox, a military officer (Canadian Armed Forces) Mother: Phyllis (Piper) Fox Marriage: Tracy Pollan (July 16, 1988-present) Children: Esme, 2001; Schuyler and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The Cedartown community rallied behind a local mom for about one year, after they learned she had cancer. The church, small businesses, and neighbors donated to all her causes. But Polk County Police said that the diagnosis was all a scam. The betrayal
Continue Reading The end is finally near for Internet Explorer, one of Microsoft’s most-reviled products that refused to die. Microsoft announced this week that it will end support for Internet Explorer 11 on June 15, 2022. That final nail in the coffin came after years of flirting with IE’s demise. For example, in August 2020, Microsoft turned
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — As Canada contemplates the use of vaccine passports or certificates, the country’s privacy commissioners are warning that in light of privacy risks, certain conditions must be met before anything is implemented. In a statement issued Wednesday, the commissioners state that governments and those
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new Canada-wide study will look at the effect of using different COVID-19 vaccine doses in Canadian adults to determine if mix-and-matching vaccines yields a strong immune response and how long the response lasts. The study, announced Thursday, will investigate the use of
Continue Reading IHOP is finally ready to debut its new restaurant concept, Flip’d, in New York City this July. Think of it as a bit like IHOP to go. Flip’d will have its own dedicated menu featuring breakfast items like pancake bowls, egg sandwiches and coffee, as well as lunch or dinner options like burrito bowls. Unlike
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After the House passed a bill to establish a commission to investigate the events surrounding January 6, all eyes are on the US Senate and whether or not 10 Republican lawmakers will buck their leadership, join Democrats and spend the next several months diving further into the events that shook the Capitol four months ago.
Continue Reading Rasha Abu Askar tested positive for Covid-19 less than two weeks ago. So too did her husband, Musa Abu Askar, leaving the couple unable to look after their four young children, a situation that many parents around the world have dreaded during the pandemic. But this couple live in Gaza and their problems are bigger
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For over four decades, a doctor from Florida avidly collected baseball cards and sports memorabilia with some items dating back to the 1880s. Now, his collection, which is valued at $20 million, is going up for auction. Dr. Thomas Newman, a neurologist, died following complications from COVID-19 in January, according to his wife, Nancy. He
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With most of the world still off-limits to British travelers, MSC Cruises is launching the first of many planned UK summer “staycation sailings” that promise to introduce UK travelers to the joys of their own coastline. The MSC Virtuosa is setting sail from the English port of Southampton Thursday, embarking on a four-night jaunt around
Continue Reading The 2017 death of an Asian American teenager in her Colorado home is now being investigated as a hate crime, according to the FBI. Maggie Long’s body was found after officials responded to a house fire in Bailey, Colorado, the FBI said. According to 911 calls, there reportedly were people inside the residence causing damage,
Continue Reading Change is hard. Sometimes, talking about change is hard. But for anxious investors, even talking about talking about changes to the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program proved difficult on Wednesday. What happened: The minutes from the central bank’s April policy meeting revealed that several officials think the robust US economic recovery means the Fed should review
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US rapper A$AP Rocky has confirmed that he and Rihanna are dating following years of rumors about the pair’s relationship. A$AP Rocky — whose real name is Rakim Mayers — told GQ magazine that Rihanna is “the love of my life.” The pair haven’t given away many details of their relationship, but rumors first surfaced
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The US is reporting some of the lowest COVID-19 metrics in nearly a year and officials say we’re finally turning the corner. But vaccination rates have slowed nationwide and are uneven across American communities. For parts of the US, it will be an uphill battle to get more shots into arms. But experts say that
Continue Reading A United States Navy warship sailed near disputed Beijing-controlled islands in the South China Sea on Thursday — just hours after US President Joe Biden said the US must protect open access to the waterway. The guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur performed what the US Navy calls a “freedom of navigation” operation near the Paracel
Continue Reading Lego fans can build castles, jungles and entire town centers with the right set of bricks. But from June, the company will launch a brand new product — its first ever LGBTQ-themed set, named “Everyone Is Awesome.” The 346-piece set contains 11 figures, each with an assigned rainbow color. Lego said Thursday that the model
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Larissa Iapichino’s face said it all: hands on her head and mouth agape, it was the look of someone who could scarcely believe what she had just achieved. Even now, two-and-a-half months on from her jump at the Italian Indoor championships, the 18-year-old struggles to explain how she felt as she set a new junior
Continue Reading Twenty-nine years ago, less than a year after he had taken the bench, Justice Clarence Thomas joined a dissent calling the landmark opinion Roe v. Wade “plainly wrong” and an “erroneous constitutional decision.” Over the years Thomas would say Roe had “no basis in the Constitution” and call out the court’s abortion precedents as “grievously
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The House of Representatives is expected to vote on Thursday to approve a $1.9 billion spending bill to increase security at the US Capitol in response to the deadly January 6 insurrection. The sweeping legislation, introduced by House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, a Connecticut Democrat, covers a range of priorities, including funding to enhance security
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Zhang Yiming built ByteDance into one of the biggest names in Chinese tech. Now he’s stepping down as CEO at just 38 years old, becoming the latest young tech entrepreneur in China to quit while leading a company on the rise. Zhang — who founded Tiktok owner ByteDance in Beijing nine years ago — announced
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There is no such thing as a “safe” level of drinking, with increased consumption of alcohol associated with poorer brain health, according to a new study. In an observational study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers from the University of Oxford studied the relationship between the self-reported alcohol intake of some 25,000 people in
Continue Reading Penn State University’s Faculty Senate has approved a proposition to remove gendered language including “freshmen” and “upperclassmen” from course and program descriptions, the university told CNN. The Faculty Senate, which has legislative authority on educational matters at the university, voted on April 27 to pass the changes in proposition ‘AD84 — Preferred Name and Gender
Continue Reading Several Indian states are facing shortages of a drug used to treat black fungus, a rare and potentially fatal infection that is increasingly being detected in Covid-19 patients, health authorities in the country have warned. The infection, known by doctors as mucormycosis, had been seen in India before the pandemic, but cases are mounting rapidly
Continue Reading The world’s largest iceberg has calved from Antarctica over the past few days, a giant floating piece of ice close to 80 times the size of Manhattan. The iceberg broke off the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Wednesday. The iceberg is shaped like
Continue Reading The “Friends” reunion made the cast imagine who their characters would be today. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer reunited on Stage 24 at Warner Bros. Studios, where they were thrown back in time with recreated sets from the show. The group, who landed the cover of People
Continue Reading The US is reporting some of the lowest COVID-19 metrics in nearly a year and officials say we’re finally turning the corner. But vaccination rates have slowed nationwide and are uneven across American communities. For parts of the US, it will be an uphill battle to get more shots into arms. But experts say that
Continue Reading A traffic stop north of Scipio, Utah, resulted in a deputy’s truck being stolen, a shootout with police and the suspect apprehended after a chase on Wednesday. Interstate 15 in Juab County, approximately 100 miles south of Salt Lake City, reopened Wednesday evening following a manhunt in which the suspect allegedly stole a vehicle and
Continue Reading In a reversal, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday it will release within 30 days of an incident the names of deputies who shoot a suspect. In the past, the department concealed deputies’ names sometimes for months while the District Attorney’s office completed its investigation. “We’re not going to interfere with investigations, but our
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The 2021 Idaho Falls Chukars took the field for the first time Wednesday night in a 10-2 exhibition loss to new league rival Boise. It was the first game action for the Chukars since clinching the Pioneer League title in 2019. A lot has changed since then. The Chukars will
Continue Reading For the second night in a row, there has been a no-hitter in a Major League Baseball game. Corey Kluber of the New York Yankees was the latest to accomplish the feat, against the Texas Rangers in Arlington on Wednesday. The Yankees won 2-0, with a lone walk costing Kluber a perfect game. “It was
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Our Sermon Service and Electric athlete of the week is the only golfer from our area to win a state title. Adrian Luevano introduces us to Challis golfer, Kelli Ann Strand.
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – For the first time in 2021 fans were back inside Melaleuca Field to watch the Idaho Falls Chukars. Michelle and Bill Meyer made the trip from Pocatello to watch the Chukars play an exhibition. Their son Cory Meyer plays catcher for the Boise Hawks. “Feels wonderful to be outside,” Michelle
Continue Reading Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when she witnessed one of worst acts of racial violence the US has ever seen. An angry White mob rampaged through Tulsa’s Greenwood District in Oklahoma, killing hundreds of Black people and leaving her thriving neighborhood in ashes in 1921. The 107-year-old testified before members of a House Judiciary
Continue Reading There is a lot to love about bees. They are crucial to growing many of our favorite and healthiest foods as they move pollen from plant to plant, pollinating more than a hundred fruits and vegetables including strawberries, potatoes and apples. Unfortunately, many bee species are under threat as a result of changes in land
Continue Reading Ronald Greene, a Black man who died after a pursuit by Louisiana State Police in 2019, can be heard apologizing to officers and telling them he was scared before being tased, dragged and kicked in newly obtained body camera video by the Associated Press. The AP posted three clips, totaling just over two minutes in
Continue Reading A Virginia sheriff’s deputy, confronted with an overturned car and a child inside screaming for his mother, lifted the vehicle to save the woman trapped underneath, according to the Gloucester Sheriff’s Office. When Gloucester Sheriff’s Deputy J. Holt arrived at the scene on May 7, he found a boy sitting in the overturned car screaming
Continue Reading In a bid to bolster former President Donald Trump’s lies about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, Trump’s Republican allies are now seeking Arizona-style audits in other swing states — including Georgia, where the former President’s false claims have set off an intraparty war. A day after Trump said in a statement that Georgia should
Continue Reading A federal judge ruled Wednesday that New York Attorney General Letitia James can intervene in a federal proceeding against two notorious right-wing political operatives over what she says were efforts to suppress Black voters ahead of the 2020 election. The operatives, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, are accused of orchestrating robocalls aimed at deterring voters
Continue Reading The Singapore and Indian governments berated a senior Indian opposition politician on Wednesday for fanning a coronavirus scare between their countries, saying his comments were “irresponsible” and not based on facts. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal outraged Singapore in a Twitter post a day earlier in which he said a new form of the virus
Continue Reading Quintin Jones was executed by lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville on Wednesday night, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson Jeremy Desel. Jones became the first inmate executed in the state of Texas since July 2020, and only the third person put to death in the state since Covid-19 first
Continue Reading US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, the first high-level encounter between the US and Russia since President Joe Biden took office, which comes amid heightened tensions between the former Cold War foes — friction Blinken acknowledged right away. “It’s also no secret that we have our
Continue Reading A ceasefire in the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be “imminent, possibly within 24 hours,” Hamas officials told CNN Wednesday, as world leaders dialed up pressure on both sides to end the fighting. Israel, however, has not commented on the possibility of a ceasefire deal. Concerns have been growing over the worsening humanitarian situation, as the
Continue Reading While the world may be opening up because of the increase in COVID-19 vaccinations, top medical experts say there may be another round of shots needed within about a year. A booster COVID-19 vaccine for people who have already been vaccinated may be needed as soon as eight to 12 months after their second shot,
Continue Reading Arrest warrants have been issued for two former Colorado police officers in connection with the violent arrest last year of a 73-year-old woman with dementia, a top prosecutor said Wednesday afternoon. Former Loveland police officer Austin Hopp has been charged with two felonies: assault in the second degree causing serious bodily injury to an at-risk
Continue Reading Salma Hayek is opening up about her battle with Covid-19. In a recent interview with Variety, the actress said she contracted the virus early on in the pandemic and almost ended up in the hospital. “My doctor begged me to go to the hospital because it was so bad,” Hayek told the publication. “I said,
Continue Reading Thirty-five House Republican broke ranks Wednesday evening to support legislation that would establish an independent commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. The bill now moves to the Senate where it faces an uncertain fate as GOP resistance is growing. The GOP defections in the House showcased a significant break with
Continue Reading The New York attorney general’s office has opened a criminal tax investigation into top Trump Organization officer Allen Weisselberg, increasing the legal pressure on the long-time aide to former President Donald Trump, people familiar with the investigation say. The pressure on Weisselberg is mounting from two directions with the attorney general looking into his personal
Continue Reading Arrest warrants have been issued for two former Colorado police officers in connection with the violent arrest last year of a 73-year-old woman with dementia, a top prosecutor said Wednesday afternoon. Former Loveland police officer Austin Hopp has been charged with two felonies: assault in the second degree causing serious bodily injury to an at-risk
Continue Reading The House voted Wednesday to approve legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the violent insurrection on January 6 at the US Capitol, with 35 Republicans breaking with their party to support the bill. The final vote was 252-175. The GOP defections showcased a significant break with Republican leadership in the chamber and former
Continue Reading Three of the biggest US banking groups want the US Department of Agriculture to reconsider the terms of billions of dollars in planned debt relief for minority farmers, claiming it will cut into banks’ profits — and warn they may have to cut those same farmers off from future loans. President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion
Continue Reading A US Capitol Police officer anonymously sent a pointed letter to members of Congress on Wednesday expressing “profound disappointment” with Republican leadership for opposing the establishment of an inquiry to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol. “It is inconceivable that some of the Members we protect, would downplay the events of January 6th.
Continue Reading Twitter has largely abandoned an image-cropping algorithm after determining the automated system was biased. Some users complained it had a preference toward showing pictures of white people in previews of tweets. In a blog post on Wednesday, Rumman Chowdhury, a software engineering director for Twitter’s machine learning ethics, transparency and accountability team, wrote that the
Continue Reading A privileged resolution filed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy seeking to change the current mask guidance in the House of Representatives and allow members to be maskless on the House floor was blocked by Democrats on Wednesday evening. Democrats successfully halted the resolution when it came to the floor, although the vote was close
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Bryan Miller, a two-time U.S. Senate hopeful, has announced he is running for Wyoming’s long U.S. House seat.
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Idaho officials reported 240 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death Wednesday.
Continue Reading On the long-awaited January morning when members of the nation’s largest police department became eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, hundreds flocked to get the shot. “We’ve been ready to go for some time,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said at the time, describing the rank and file as “definitely eager” to get vaccinated but acknowledging “some hesitancy.”
Continue Reading Lollapalooza is returning with some major star power. The lineup for the four-day Chicago music festival was announced Wednesday and it’s chock full of some musical biggies. Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Journey, Da Baby, Tyler the Creator, Marshmello and the Foo Fighters are just some of the acts who will be appearing at the city’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — Three California residents appeared Monday in Henry County Circuit Court on preliminary hearings for Class X felony methamphetamine trafficking after the 2006 Honda Accord they were traveling in April 27 was allegedly found to hold 31.8 pounds of methamphetamine. Judge James Cosby found
Continue Reading A commuter jet was seconds away from landing at a regional airport in Illinois last March when the pilots realized they’d made a potentially fatal mistake: They were aimed at the wrong runway. Had the plane not diverted at the last second, there was a “high probability” the plane would not have had room to
Continue Reading Paul Mooney, the actor-comedian famous for starring on “Chappelle’s Show” and “Bamboozled,” has died at 79, a rep for the actor, Cassandra Williams, told The Hollywood Reporter. Mooney’s daughter, Spring Mooney, also took to Twitter with the news, saying her “best friend” has died. Mooney passed away from a heart attack on Wednesday morning in
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The Idaho National Laboratory released its annual economic impact summary Wednesday. It shows that INL continues to be a major contributor to Idaho’s economy with continued growth, much like the rest of eastern Idaho.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — A 75-year-old Madison woman died from COVID-19 Sunday after contracting the illness more than a month after being fully vaccinated, according to her sons, who say immunosuppressant drugs likely reduced her vaccine protection and chronic diseases made her more vulnerable to infection.
Continue Reading Billy Porter made history by winning an Emmy in 2019 for his role as Pray Tell, a character who is HIV-positive, on the FX series “Pose.” Now Porter has shared that he’s been drawing on his own life as an HIV- positive gay man for the role. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Porter
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An area of low pressure is moving through the northwest heading south. This will drop our highs back into the 60’s with scattered thunderstorms and showers. OVERNIGHT: Breezy and a chance of thunderstorms and showers. Overnight lows into the mid to lower 40’s. THURSDAY: Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs into the mid 60’s. Winds
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Face masks and lockdown orders have kept lips largely out of sight in the pandemic. That, consequently, hurt lipstick sales last year. But makeup sellers say the fate of the cosmetics staple is starting to turn around as more people get vaccinated and the pace of social interactions picks up. According to the latest figures
Continue Reading An 11-year-old girl waiting for her school bus in Pensacola, Florida, was able to fight off an alleged kidnapping attempt on Tuesday morning and get to safety, authorities said. A 30-year-old suspect was arrested later that day after a search involving at least 50 deputies and other personnel, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons told reporters.
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A judge has ordered that a 16-year-old boy stand trial as an adult on a murder charge after police believe he was involved in a home invasion and fatal shooting in Lewiston earlier this year.
Continue Reading If you don’t mind ads, HBO Max just got cheaper. The streaming service from WarnerMedia, CNN’s parent company, announced on Wednesday that a new ad-supported version of the platform will cost $9.99 a month. This is less expensive than the ad-free version, which costs $14.99 a month. HBO Max with Ads will launch the first
Continue Reading The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to establish an independent commission that would investigate the violent insurrection on January 6 at the US Capitol, though it’s unclear as of Wednesday morning how many Republican lawmakers will join Democrats in supporting the bill. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy came out in strong opposition
Continue Reading Singer Demi Lovato has revealed they are nonbinary and are changing their pronouns, telling fans they are “proud” to make the change after “a lot of self-reflective work.” Lovato, who rose to fame as a teenage movie star and has become one of the world’s most popular singers over the past decade, made the announcement
Continue Reading Attorneys are still trying to reach the parents of 391 migrant children who had been separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration, down from 445 last month, according to a federal court filing Wednesday. The filing from the Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union is part of an ongoing effort to
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be performing bridge repairs on the Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 on May 25 and May 26.
Continue Reading Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount said he authorized a ransom payment of $4.4 million in response to a cyberattack on the company’s network earlier this month, according to The Wall Street Journal, which published an interview with the CEO Wednesday. This is the first public announcement by the company that a ransom had been paid
Continue Reading One of the most famous rock formations in the Galapagos Islands has collapsed into the sea. The top of Darwin’s Arch, located in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean archipelago, fell as “a consequence of natural erosion,” according to the Ministry of Environment for Ecuador. Images of the structure, which now consists of just
Continue Reading A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled legislation to boost medical care for those afflicted with “Havana syndrome,” charging that the Trump administration failed to do enough to care for CIA officers and State Department diplomats struck by the inexplicable illness. Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins and the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Frustration and anger are growing as three children under the age of 10 are fighting for their lives after being victims of gunfire. Another press conference by elected officials echoed efforts to create a safety plan to stop the constant shooting in north Minneapolis. Community
Continue Reading Federal and local officials in Maryland and Washington, DC, on Wednesday announced a new regional task force to crack down on spikes in crime in the area. In announcing the carjacking prosecution task force, acting US Attorney for Maryland Jonathan Lenzner said there has been an “excessive number of carjackings” that have more than doubled
Continue Reading Senior Republicans are making clear they have little interest in moving forward with a sweeping January 6 investigation in part because a detailed probe could become politically damaging and amount to a distraction for their party just as control of Congress is at stake in next year’s midterm elections. Publicly and privately, Republicans are making
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Areas of North Texas are experiencing flooding they haven’t seen in 40 years. One of those places is a horse riding stable in Plano, where nearly 60 horses came close to drowning due to flash floods. Things are, fortunately, back to normal at the
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch announced the selection of six local businesses to be honored as Idaho Small Businesses of the Month for May 2021.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Gulf Tower downtown was evacuated Wednesday morning after a basement fire caused smoke to pour from the top of the skyscraper around the Weather Beacon. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say the possible transformer fire that broke out around 9:30 a.m. caused a power outage
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A Fishtown artist who was recently laid off from a job decided to use the time to bring a dream to life. On East Cumberland Street in Fishtown, inside a planter full of flowers, something new has sprouted. This little shop-in-a-box is the brainchild of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Several people were injured in a frightening freefall Monday night. Officials say the emergency incident that had first responders racing from across the county last night was no mechanical error. It was an all-out brawl between three men, that ended up with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — There has been another anti-Asian attack in the city. Police say a 48-year-old man was targeted Tuesday morning in Hell’s Kitchen, CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reported. The incident happened just before 10 a.m. at the corner of 43rd Street and 11th Avenue and is being
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)- Two levies Bonneville School District 93 had on the ballot Tuesday have passed. The two-year $5.8 million supplemental levy ($11.6 million in total) passed with 69% of the vote. A total of 4,422 voters cast yes ballots compared to 1,964 people who voted no. The supplemental levy required a simply majority
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Her dog sitter lost her dog, lied about it and now the pet sitting site that connected them isn’t taking any responsibility. That company, Rover, is one CBS 2 has exposed in the past. CBS 2’s Tara Molina reports, the dog’s owner doesn’t want to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A teenager was left lying in a Manhattan street after being beaten up over his sneakers, and a UPS driver didn’t think twice before jumping in when he saw that teen was in trouble. The violent attack in Chelsea unfolded on May 14. Video
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WABC) — A 30-year-old construction worker was killed and another critically injured when a freight elevator collapsed and fell several stories in the Bronx Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to a construction site on Bruckner Boulevard around 8:15 a.m. after the elevator dropped to
Continue Reading Face masks and lockdown orders have kept lips largely out of sight in the pandemic. That, consequently, hurt lipstick sales last year. But makeup sellers say the fate of the cosmetics staple is starting to turn around as more people get vaccinated and the pace of social interactions picks up. According to the latest figures
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